2021 World Series of Poker

Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$1,958,569
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$6,192,000
Entries
64
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
53
Players Left
28

Davies Gets Away from One; Little, Heath, and Elias Sit Down

Level 2 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Johan Guilbert raised to 6,000 and Orpen Kisacikoglu three-bet to 32,000 from the cutoff. Seth Davies came along from the small blind and the flop was {6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{4-Spades}.

Kisacikoglu bet 18,000 on the flop and Davies got away from it.

Jonathan Little, Ben Heath, and Darren Elias have arrived, which brings the total runners to 12. There are now two tables of action in Amazon tan.

Player Chips Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
705,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
605,000
5,000
5,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
600,000
600,000
600,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
600,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
600,000
600,000
600,000
BetMGM Poker NJ
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
560,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Ben HeathDarren EliasJohan GuilbertJonathan LittleOrpen KisacikogluSeth Davies

Chen Folds Out Ponakovs

Level 2 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn which read {9-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}. New entry, James Chen bet 18,000 from the big blind and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs from early position.

The river came the {7-Hearts}. Chen fired again, this time for 60,000 which was too high of a price for Ponakovs who shut it down and folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
630,000
630,000
630,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
560,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsJames Chen

Addamo Turns a Chop

Level 2 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Seth Davies raised to 8,000 from middle position and Michael Addamo called from the button.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Davies checked. Addamo bet 8,000 and Davies called.

The turn was {5-Clubs} and Davies checked again. Addamo bet 26,000 and Davies check-called to see {9-Spades} on the river.

Davies checked for a third time and Addamo fired 300,000. After running down the time bank, Davies called and turned over {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Addamo had {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} and the pot was split up.

In the meantime, Fedor Holz has taken his seat, along with this year's $250,000 Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
610,000
50,000
50,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
600,000
600,000
600,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
600,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
522,000
-23,000
-23,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosFedor HolzMichael AddamoSeth Davies

Petrangelo Bombs River

Level 2 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Action was on the turn as the board read {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. From the cutoff, Nick Petrangelo bet 32,000 which Bill Klein called from the big blind.

The river came the {7-Diamonds}. Petrangelo make a large overbet of 160,000 into a pot of about 100,000. Klein used up one of his time extensions to think before eventually laying down his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
660,000
660,000
660,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
470,000
-96,000
-96,000

Tags: Bill KleinNick Petrangelo

Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Holz Three-Bets Grafton

Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Fedor Holz led for 14,000 under the gun. Sam Grafton was on the button and raised to 55,000. Holz exhausted about 20 seconds before three-betting to 140,000 which got an immediate fold from Grafton as Hold collected some more chips for a positive start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
760,000
160,000
160,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
495,000
-105,000
-105,000
PokerStars

Tags: Fedor HolzSam Grafton

Addamo Calls Chen's River Bet

Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ben Heath raised to 10,000 from under the gun and James Chen called from the small blind while Michael Addamo came along from the big blind.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and all three players checked.

The turn was {10-Diamonds} and all three players checked again to see {6-Clubs} on the river.

Chen bet 20,000 on the river and Addamo thought it over before he called. Heath got out of the way and Addamo turned over {j-Spades}{6-Spades}. Chen flashed the losing hand to Addamo and tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
785,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
675,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
520,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben HeathJames ChenMichael Addamo

Eibenger Pips Addamo

Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was on the flop as Matthias Eibinger bet 8,000 from middle position on a board of {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Spades}. Michael Addamo called from the big blind.

The turn came the {a-Clubs}. Eibinger sized it up and bet 56,000 which Addamo called again.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and both players checked. Addamo announced king but that was no good as Eibinger showed the {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
790,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
615,000
15,000
15,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
610,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
605,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
435,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
362,000
-238,000
-238,000
BetMGM Poker NJ

Tags: Matthias EibingerMichael Addamo

Player Break

Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
730,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
695,000
695,000
695,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
690,000
220,000
220,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
670,000
-90,000
-90,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
665,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
658,000
163,000
163,000
PokerStars
David Coleman us
David Coleman
540,000
-100,000
-100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
540,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
470,000
-140,000
-140,000
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
465,000
-140,000
-140,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
458,000
-142,000
-142,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
400,000
-260,000
-260,000
WSOP 2X Winner